Oil for use in painting and varnishing



' Patented ea. 17, was.

SEIVI LEE-NEE, OF PERU, MASSACHUSETTS.

OIL FOR USE IN PAINTING AND VARNISHING.

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To all 107mm may concern.

Be it known that T, Snii LERNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Peru, in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oils for Use in Painting and arnishing, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a composition of matter which may be used as a substitute for linseed. oil in the manufacture of paints, and which, when so used, will render the finished paint equal in every respect to a pure linseed oil product.

A further object of my invention is to provide a composition of matter which may be used as a varnish without the addition of any other ingredients, and serve as an effective covering for all kinds of wood, stone, and metal.

The composition which I employ consists of rosin, turpentine, petroleum ether, rosin spirit, coal tar naphtha, and benzine. They are mixed together in approximately the following proportions:

Rosin t pounds. Turpentine 1 pint. Petroleum ether lpint. Rosin spirit lpint. Coal tar naphtha lpint. Benzine s 1 pint.

The rosin spirit or rosin essence is the lighter fractionate which may be obtained by the destructive distillation of rosin.

To obtain the best results in the compounding of this substitute oil, it neces sary that the ingredients be mixed in the following manner:

The rosin is placed in a kettle over a slow fire, and after melting is allowed to boil until all foam has disappeared from its surface. The kettle is then removed and allowed to cool for about five minutes.

The turpentine, petroleum ether, rosin spirit and coal tar naphtha are then mixed and ten per cent of this is then added and the mixture is stirred contini'iously until it has cooled to about 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The benzine is then added very slowly with continuous stirring, after which the remain- Application filed October 2, 1920.

Serial No. 414,271.

ing portion of the mixture of turpentine, petroleum ether, rosin spirit, and coal tar naphtha is added. The Whole is then allowed to stand twenty-four hours and is then ready for use.

As stated heretofore this oil will have all the qualities of pure linseed oil when mixed with the other paint ingredients, and, unlike many of the substitutes already on the market, it will not run, peel, or crack, and is absolutely waterproof. Aside from this it may be used alone as a varnish for all kinds of cabinet work as well as a preservatire for any material exposed to the weather. As a varnish this compound gives a bright lustre to wood.

Having thus fully described my composition of matter, what I desire protected by Letters Patent is:

I claim 1. The herein described composition of matter, consisting of rosin, turpentine, petroleum ether, rosin spirit, coal tar naphtha, and benzine, in substantially the proportions specified.

2. A composition of matter, consisting of rosin, turpentine, petroleum ether, rosin spirit, coal tar naphtha, and benzine, so compounded as to be serviceable as a sub stitute for linseed oil in the preparation of paints.

3. That method of preparing a composition of matter which consists in the melting of rosin to a fluid state; allowing the same to cool for approximately five minutes; adding a. small quantity of a solution of turpentine, petroleum ether, rosin spirit, and coal tar naphtha, while continuously stirring the rosin until the solution is admixed therewith; permitting the mixture to cool to approximately fifty degrees Fahrenheit; adding a quantity of benzine by pouring the same very slowly into the mixture while continuously stirring the same; and subseq y adding a. relatively quantity of a solution of turpentine, petroleum ether, rosin spirit, and coal tar naphtha.

That method of preparing a composi tion for paint which consists in the melting of approximately four pounds of rosin to a Turpentine 1 pint. Petroleum ethe1' 1 pint. Rosin spirit; 1 pint.

Coal tar naphtha 1 pint.

continuously stirring the rosin While adding the ten per cent quantity ofthe said mixture;

permitting the resultant substance to cool to about 50 Fahrenheit; adding one pint of benzine very slowly While o0nt1nuouslyst1.rring the substance; and adding the remaining 90% of the above mentioned mixture.

SEM LERNER. 

